Breakdown of Selvom vi er uenige om maden, er vi stadig enige om at mødes efter arbejde.
være
to be
vi
we
maden
the food
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to
Questions & Answers about Selvom vi er uenige om maden, er vi stadig enige om at mødes efter arbejde.
Why does the sentence start with selvom?
Selvom means although / even though. It introduces a subordinate clause that gives a contrast.
So:
- Selvom vi er uenige om maden = Although we disagree about the food
It sets up the idea that, despite one disagreement, something else is still true in the main clause.
Why is it er vi after the comma, not vi er?
This is because of Danish V2 word order in main clauses.
When a sentence begins with something other than the subject — here, the subordinate clause Selvom vi er uenige om maden — the finite verb comes before the subject in the main clause:
- normal order: Vi er stadig enige ...
- after a fronted clause: ..., er vi stadig enige ...
This is very common in Danish.
Compare:
- Vi er stadig enige om at mødes.
- Når han kommer, er vi klar.
- Hvis det regner, bliver vi hjemme.
So er vi is not unusual here; it is the expected word order.
What is the difference between uenige and enige?